Brent crude, the international standard, fell 1.3% to $107.84 per barrel.

The expiration effectively ends a brief period where the administration eased sanctions on some Russian oil, enabling purchases that would otherwise be barred.

The agreements offer some hope to American farmers harmed by the trade war as they saw a major export market for soybeans and other products dry up.

Many states represented at the Department of Commerce’s 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit not only wanted to win business from foreign investors, but also from the nation’s trucking industry.

Motor carriers are gaming out futures for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the implications for cross-border freight ahead of its July 1 deadline.

China shares the goal of reopening the Strait of Hormuz with the U.S., though there was no sign of a breakthrough between the superpowers on how to achieve that.

Currently, 11 Xcient tractors are operating in Canada, including as part of the BC Hydrogen Ports Project to decarbonize drayage at the Port of Vancouver.

Seko Logistics is partnering with StratDef Logistics to support its government, space and defense business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The trucking industry is seeing a potential supply-driven recovery that was bolstered during the first quarter by increased enforcement.

The report adds to evidence that the manufacturing sector is holding up even as the Iran war and tariffs drive up input costs.

Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.1% to $107.97 per barrel.

Abu Dhabi National Oil is accelerating the construction of a pipeline that runs to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman.

The proposed expansion is part of a trend of global automakers seeking to build manufacturing strategies around U.S. trade policy and shifting consumer demand.

Yet trade ambassador Jamieson Greer said the two sides had discussed creating a “Board of Trade” that would see tariffs reduced on $30 billion in noncritical goods.

For context, through the first four months of 2026, Mexican heavy-duty vehicle production was 21.97% lower year on year at 41,071 trucks and buses.

Autonomous trucking is shifting from early pilots toward full-scale commercial launches. How quickly might driverless trucks become more widely available?

Spot and contract rates edged higher during the quarter, while many carriers sharpened their focus on internal efficiency and operational improvements.

Nearly half of the crude oil released from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is being exported, a fresh sign of how severely global supplies have tightened.

Ford is the latest old economy manufacturing company to be swept up in the hype around AI after the automaker’s pivot toward energy storage sent its stock surging. 

The House approved the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to defend President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request.